PDP Wins All 17 Councils In Enugu Elections

All the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  candidates in the February 23 Local Government elections has won positions up for grabs in the controversial election that took at least five lives.

The Enugu State Independent Electoral candidates for Commission ( ENSIEC) Thursday afternoon declared all PDP chairmanship and councilorship aspirants winners of the just concluded election.

There was wild jubilation in Enugu, on Thursday, as  ENSIEC announced the results of the February 23, 2022 Local Government elections.

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Dr. Ajogwu disclosed  that the PDP Chairmanship candidates amassed more than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the wards in their respective council areas.

Announcing the result of Nsukka LGA, the ENSIEC Chairman said that the chairmanship candidate of the PDP, Walter Ozioko scored 163,240 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Ngozi Ugwu of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), who scored 55 votes, and declared Ozioko of PDP as duly elected.

He stated that the elections were largely peaceful and transparent, and were conducted in accordance with the Local Government Law of Enugu State.Also, independent observers commended the governor for his consistency in conducting council elections in the state,

He was described “a true democrat who had effectively ended the use of caretaker chairmen in running the affairs of the local government areas in Enugu State”.

The National President, Centre for Positive Change and Civic Responsibility, Amb. Chinyere Manukwem and the Executive Director, Centre for Strategy, Ethics and Value, Mr. Romanus Azubuike, the FCSOs National Coordinator, Comrade Nweke, disclosed that the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) improved tremendously on its electoral process adding that the materials and other logistics arrived the polling units on time as their officials displayed a high sense of professionalism.

“I want to say that the elections we observed today were generally peaceful, because you cannot describe any election in Nigeria as being credible, as being fair without first of all being peaceful.

“It was a peaceful election, so we are happy to see this kind of election in Enugu State.

“We also want to say here that some states in Nigeria should replicate what we have seen in Enugu State. This is because there are some states in Nigeria that have not conducted LGA elections for the past ten (10) years. It really shows that Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is a true democrat”.

Other winners of the chairmanship positions includes: Benneth Ajah-Aninri LGA, Hon. Chukwudi Ozoeluba- Ezeagu LGA, Hon. Pedro O. Nwakwo- Awgu LGA, Hon. Livunus N Anike- Enugu East LGA, Hon. Emeka Onunz-Enugu North LGA, Barr. Robinson C. Nkwuo, Enugu South LGA. Hon. Anthony I. Nwodo- Igbo Etiti LGA, Hon. Williams Ejike Itodo-Igbo Eze North LGA, Hon. Vitus Okechi -Igbo Eze South, Hon.Obiora C. Obeagu- Isi-Uzo LGA, Hon. Okechukwu Ede- Nkanu East LGA, Uchenna C. Ejim-Nkanu West LGA, Hon.Chinedu Onyeagba, Oji River,  Hon. Solomon Izuchukwu-Udenu LGA, Philip Nnamdi Oko-Udi LGA, and Hon.Celestine Nnadozie-Uzo uwani.

Issuing certificates of return to the elected Chairmen, the ENSIEC chairman revealed that the certificates of return of the 260 councillors-elect will be issued to them in their various LGAs.